Deerskins & duffels
Subtitle: the Creek Indian trade with Anglo-America, 1685-1815
By: Kathryn E. Holland Braund.
Series: Indians of the Southeast
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Creek Indians -- Commerce.; Creek Indians -- Economic conditions.; Creek Indians -- History -- 18th century.; South Carolina -- Commerce -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Commerce -- South Carolina.
Other titles: Deerskins and duffels.
Description: This book examines extensively the Creek side of trade with the British colonies and the impact of commercial hunting on all aspects of Indian society. The processes of the trade from the British side are detailed. The major traders and trading companies, how the goods were taken to the Indians, how the traders lived and conducted business, and how the trade was used as a diplomatic tool.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index.